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Hacked Speak and Spell plays MP3s
Created: 08/14/2007
Video description: Crave's Donald Bell has a knack for transforming vintage toys into musical instruments. See how he turned Texas Instruments' Speak and Spell into a portable speaker for his MP3 player.

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